When I first dove into real estate about seven years ago, I was devouring the forums and reading every BiggerPockets book I could get my hands on.

Purchase price: $290,000 Sale price: $72,500 Two-story duplex, each unit with 2BR/1BA.

While it’s a helpful quick filter, the bigger picture—appreciation, tax benefits, loan paydown, and compounding growth—often tells a much better story over 5-10 years.The key is balancing cash flow and long-term gains.

A two-bedroom condo for house-hacking could be a golden opprotunity to kickstart your portfolio.I’ll share a quick story about a client of mine, Tony.

Quote from @Jeff S.: Even though I know you’re writing tongue-in-cheek, @Scott Trench, I think it’s a great idea.

And while I've only been investing out there for the last couple of years, I have yet to hear of a story where people were killed because they got caught in a cabin that went up in smoke. 

Hopefully you'll end up doing very well with your investment whatever the story is.

We’re looking at a seven-figure property in Texas, tied to a non-performing loan.

If you listen to David Greene, he's hearing more and more stories about syndications struggling to keep up with their promises and a lot of investors are losing money, or pouring more money into the syndication to try and save their original money.

I lived in Broward for seven years in Plantation and Fort Lauderdale.